Press construction



May 1932. R L 1,861,391

PRESS CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 22, 1930 R05, B 8725072 Hall INVENTOR,

Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE ROY BENSON HALL, OFHAMMOND, INDIANA PRESS CONSTRUCTION Application filed August 22, 1930.Serial No. 477,141.

My invention relates to improvements in may be secured to the columns 3by threaded press constructions, and it consists in the bolts or anyother suitable means adapted to combinations, constructions, andarrangerigidly secure the collar members 4 at any dements hereindescribed and claimed. sired height on the guide columns 3. The

An object of my invention is to provide a drum 5 may be provided with anannular 5 press construction which is light in weight, flange adapted tofit within the recessed coleonvenient in use, and economical in operalarmembers, substantially as shown. The tion. drum 5 may be provided with aclose fitting A further object of my invention is to prosealing plate 7which is adapted to be placed vide a device of the character describedhavupon the material when the drum is loaded.

ing a pivotally mounted head which may be This plate serves to seal thespace between the swung outwardly when it is not being used. drum 5 andthe head 1 when the material is A further object is to provide meanswherebeing pressed. by the drum may be lowered a predetermined From theforegoing description of the va- 15 distance for the purpose of enablingthe rious parts of the device, the operation thereswinging head to bemoved out of the way of may be readily understood. WVhen the when thematerial has been pressed and is pressure on the piston 9 is removed,the drum readv to be unloaded. 5, with its plate 7 slides downwardly asfar Other objects and advantages will appear as the grooved collarmembers permit. This in the following specification, and the novelaction enables the swinging head 1 to be features of the invention willbe particularly swung outwardly .and out of the way after pointed out inthe appended claims. the locking bar is removed from the swinging Myinvention is illustrated in the aceomhead. panying drawings, formingpart of this ap- I claim plication, in which 1. A press for extractingliquids including Figure l is a top plan view of a press ema ramconstruction, a swinging head for said bodying my invention, and pressrotatably mounted and adapted to be Figure 2 is a front elevational viewshowswung horizontally above said ram construcing, partly in section,the device depicted in tion, a pair of guide columns connecting saidFigure 1. head with said ram construction, and a per- In carrying out myinvention, I make use forated drum slidably carried by said guide of apress construction having a swinging columns between said head and saidram conhead 1, guide columns 3, a perforated drum 5 struction, said drumbeing provided with a for holding the material 8 while it is beingflanged top cover plate adapted to seal the pressed, and a driving ramor piston 9 which upper portion of said drum when said drum is adaptedto move upwardly for the purpose is loaded and said material is beingpressed. of pressing the material 8 and thereafter 2. A press forextracting liquids including ejecting it from the drum 5. a ramconstruction, a swinging head for said One end of the swinging head 1may be press rotatably mounted and adapted to be pivotally mountedaround one of the guide swung horizontally above said ramconstruccolumns 3 substantially as shown and the tion, guide columnsconnecting said head other end may be adapted to be locked in with saidram construction, and a perforated operating position around the otherguide drum slidably carried by said guide columns column by any suitablemeans, such as, for between said head and said ram construction,instance, a locking bar 2. said guide columns being provided with stopThe drum 5 may be slidably mounted on means for limiting the movement ofsaid the guide columns 3. The guide columns 3 drum'on said columns forthe purpose of re may, if desired, be provided with recessed movingpressure on said head when the ram of collar members at adapted to limitthe move said ram construction is moved downwardly.

* ment of the drum 5. These collar members ROY BENSON HALL.

